Bits, Bytes, & Radio Waves

A quiet journey through discovery and understanding.

  • VCF 9 HomeLab Equipment

    Overview Greetings, I was recently asked about what equipment is in my lab and its capabilities. In talking with Aaron about it, he was willing to host this on his website (thanks!), so here is a breakdown of the equipment in my newly acquired lab and its intended uses. Overall, this environment will be used…

  • vSphere Lifecycle Manager (LCM) Image Build in an Air-Gapped Infrastructure

    Overview There are certain situations that call for maintaining an air-gapped infrastructure. Of course when there is no path to the internet, things also get more complicated. Hopefully this short post will demystify and simplify this. RTFM How to Use vSphere Lifecycle Manager Images The vSphere Lifecycle Manager Depot Broadcom Support – ESXi Depot File Log in to the…

  • VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) Bundle Transfer Utility (v 5.2) and Offline Depot with RHEL 9 (Archived)

    This post documents building an offline depot for VMware Cloud Foundation 5.2 using the legacy Bundle Transfer Utility on RHEL-compatible systems. It covers practical setup steps, repository hosting considerations, and operational caveats encountered in real environments. While archived, the content remains relevant for customers maintaining VCF 5.x deployments.

Notes from practice

I use this site to document systems, configurations, and lessons learned as I work through real problems—both professionally and through personal experimentation. The goal is clarity: understand how something works, explain why it behaves the way it does, and make it reliable and repeatable.

These notes are written primarily for myself, but shared openly in case they help someone else avoid a dead end or reduce frustration. If you’d like to learn more, visit the About page.

If you have questions or comments, you’re always welcome to contact me.

Aaron Rombaut

Technologist & Writer